Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Lockhart succumbed to a head injury sustained five days earlier.
He was responding to a burglary call at a local drugstore when he slipped on ice and struck his head on a frame brace on the top of his patrol car. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage five days later and passed away.
Sergeant Lockhart had served with the New York State Police for 17 years and was assigned to Troop C.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lockhart gave the New York State Police 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lockhart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John H. Lockhart is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John H. Lockhart's cause is highlighted.
How John H. Lockhart Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John H. Lockhart is highlighted in Mar.
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